Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan says government experience is viewe d as important in some quarters, but he does not

know if Rahul Gandhi joining th e government after 2009 elections would have been better for Congress' prospects in the Lok Sabha polls. Asked if Rahul should have joined the government earlier as it would have been b eneficial to the party, Chavan told PTI in an interview, "Well, some people feel that to get a government experience is important. Otherwise we tend to think li ke an non-governmental organisation from outside. "There are compulsions of running a coalition government. There are compulsions of addressing conflicting aspirations of different sections of society," he said .Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan says government experience is view ed as important in some quarters, but he does not know if Rahul Gandhi joining t he government after 2009 elections would have been better for Congress' prospect s in the Lok Sabha polls. Asked if Rahul should have joined the government earlier as it would have been b eneficial to the party, Chavan told PTI in an interview, "Well, some people feel that to get a government experience is important. Otherwise we tend to think li ke an non-governmental organisation from outside. "There are compulsions of running a coalition government. There are compulsions of addressing conflicting aspirations of different sections of society," he said .